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  • The Last Stand of Frisian Liberty, 1515–1523

    by Ricarde Leyne ...
    In January 1515, unpaid mercenaries rode out from the Frisian town of Franeker, burned the village of Kimswerd, and killed a farmer's wife in the ruins of her home. Her husband, Pier Gerlofs Donia, a giant of a man remembered as Grutte Pier, answered with war.For eight years his Black Heap of Arum, an army of farmers, fishermen, outlaws, and hired soldiers, defied the house of Habsburg. Its small ... Read more

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  • The Normans

    From Raiders to Kings

    by Lars Brownworth ...
    There is much more to the Norman story than the Battle of Hastings. These descendants of the Vikings who settled in France, England, and Italy - but were not strictly French, English, or Italian - played a large role in creating the modern world. They were the success story of the Middle Ages; a footloose band of individual adventurers who transformed the face of medieval Europe. During the course ... Read more

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  • Augustus

    First Emperor of Rome

    by Adrian Goldsworthy ...
    “Superb....Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post)Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed ... Read more

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  • Sparta: Fall of a Warrior Nation

    by Philip Matyszak ...
    The author of Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation continues his revealing history of the Ancient Greek city-state in this chronicle of its decline and defeat.Universally admired in 479 BC, the Spartans became masters of the Greek world by 402 BC, only for their state to collapse in the next generation. What went wrong? Was the fall of Sparta inevitable? In Sparta: Fall of a Warrior Nation, Philip ... Read more

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  • The Great Betrayal

    The Great Siege of Constantinople

    by Ernle Bradford ...
    An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae .At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital city of the Byzantine Empire, it was a center of art, culture, and commerce that had commanded trading routes between Asia, Russia, and Europe for ... Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of Austria or the Habsburg Empire (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Narrative History of Habsburg Power, Religious Conflict, and Central European Empire

    by John S. C. Abbott, Fiona Wethermere ...
    The Rise and Fall of Austria or the Habsburg Empire presents a sweeping narrative history of one of Europe's most consequential dynastic powers, tracing the Habsburgs from medieval ascendancy through imperial consolidation, religious conflict, diplomatic maneuvering, and political decline. Written in Abbott's characteristically lucid and morally charged prose, the work belongs to the nineteenth ... Read more

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  • The Goths

    by Simon MacDowall ...
    Series series Conquerors of the Roman Empire
    The fascinating history of "a race that simply would not accept defeat" ( Books Monthly).In the late fourth century, pressure from the Huns forced the Goths to cross the Danube into the Roman Empire. The resultant Battle of Adrianople in 378 was one of Rome's greatest defeats. Both western (Visigoth) and eastern (Ostrogoth) branches of the Goths had a complex relationship with the Romans, ... Read more

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  • Military History of Late Rome 425–457

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A history of pivotal military and political events in Ancient Rome from 425 to 457 BC.Military History of Late Rome 425–457 analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in a situation in which the Germanic tribes had gained a permanent foothold in the territories of West Rome. This analysis reassesses the strategy and tactics of the period. The book ... Read more

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  • Sparta At War

    Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 550–362 BC

    by Scott M. Rusch ...
    The story of this military powerhouse of ancient Greece, and its nearly two centuries of battlefield triumphs.During the eighth century BC, Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece, conquering the southern Peloponnese, and from the mid-sixth century BC until the mid-fourth, Sparta became a military power of recognized importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army ... Read more

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  • The Thirty Years War — Complete

    Enriched edition.

    by Friedrich Schiller, Isaac Lowry ...
    Translated by A. J. W. Morrison ...
    Friedrich Schiller's "The Thirty Years War — Complete" is a profound exploration of one of the most transformative periods in European history. Written in the early 19th century, Schiller employs a rich, evocative literary style, blending historical narrative with artistic dramatization to present the complexities of the war. This work is not merely a recounting of the struggle between Protestant ... Read more

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  • Holland: The History of the Netherlands

    by Thomas Colley Grattan ...
    "Holland: The History of the Netherlands" by Thomas Colley Grattan offers a comprehensive exploration of the rich and complex history of the Netherlands. Grattan delves into the cultural, political, and social developments that have shaped the nation over centuries. The narrative captures the essence of Dutch resilience and innovation, highlighting key events and figures that have influenced the ... Read more

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  • The Thirty Years War

    by Samuel Gardiner ...
    It was the misfortune of Germany in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that, with most of the conditions requisite for the formation of national unity, she had no really national institutions. There was an emperor, who looked something like an English king, and a Diet, or General Assembly, which looked something like an English Parliament, but the resemblance was far greater in appearance ... Read more

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